Thread by @Iyervval

1 We accept Chinese constructions from 2020 on 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 territory as permanent & in return China accepts Indian infrastructure from 2020-2021 on 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 Indian territory as permanent. This is what surrender looks like. Wuhan redux. Thread

https://twitter.com/detresfa_/status/1423951380197347330

2 this turn is particularly curious because the reason for delaying talks was to build “facts on the ground” (to use Israeli lingo) in undisputed Indian territory as a counter to Chinese infrastructure in undisputed Chinese territory. Sadly whoever negotiated this crap decided to

3 to bargain permanent structures in undisputed territory for permanent structures in disputed territory. I knew this government was stupid, I never suspected they were this criminally incompetent. For all effects and purposes we’ve accepted the Chinese claim line in practice.

4 up until this point, it seemed like a perfectly logical negotiating position. De-link infrastructure In undisputed territory from that in disputed territory and keep the disputed territory in play. From all accounts I was hearing of the negotiation this was the game plan.

5 what changed? Who changed it? And when? At what point and who decided that structures built in disputed territory would be treated as permanent? Compromised or stupid I don’t know but it certainly buttresses the repeated failures of this government and it’s refusal to learn

6 from the Wuhan Summit. There again we had China in a conundrum - refusing to let them build a road. All it took was one summit meeting between Modi & Xi and the construction started again on the Chinese side. Mind you this is an insult to the 20 martyrs of Galwan

7 Note the Chinese had immediately built up infrastructure (now deemed permanent) at the exact point the Jawans had died, and we had not. If this is what the government had intended to do all along it could’ve just asked the military to build non-permanent forward infrastructure

8 whose removal would depend on removal of similar Chinese forward constructions. This is just atrocious management - 3rd rate good for nothing government.